One hundred and fortieth chapters one will succeed ten thousand bone dry
In the afternoon, Mrs. Wang brought someone here again.
Mother Wang is not old, only about forty years old. She looks like she is only in her thirties because of her well-maintained appearance. She is called mother just because she is the madam of Xianggui House.
Several young and strong teapots were struggling to carry something. When they took a closer look, they saw that it was a heavy sword.
This epee is not that epee, not the one brought by Xie Changyuan. Compared with the one brought with him, the one brought by Mrs. Wang is a bit smaller. It does not seem to weigh more than 200 kilograms, but judging from the appearance,
The workmanship is very fine and the whole piece has a copper color.
"I heard that Mr. Xie is good at using heavy swords, so I asked an expert to forge one. Although it is not a magic weapon, the quality is not bad. It is perfect to give it to Mr. Xie to slay demons and eliminate demons."
Swords go with heroes, and heroes also love swords. Although the epee is a different type of sword, it is edgeless and heavy. It has almost no piercing moves. Its main skills are smashing and whipping.
Xie Changyuan stood up and easily took the bronze heavy sword in his hand.
The sword was three feet long, but it was still quite light for him, just like an ordinary person holding a bamboo pole.
However, Xie Changyuan still accepted it and asked Mother Wang for a hemp rope to tie it head and tail and carry it on his back.
Then, at Xie Changyuan's request, Mother Wang took him out of Xianggui Tower and went all the way to the North City of Bianliang City, which was the slums.
The purpose of going to Beicheng is naturally to meet the real Shangguan Mingxiao.
His original purpose of entering the city was to protect Shangguan Mingxiao, so later due to a series of changes, he changed his mind to form an alliance with the Shinhwa Cult. However, he did not forget his original intention and insisted on seeing if Shangguan Mingxiao was okay.
Mother Wang is the owner of Shenhua Church, but she doesn't find it troublesome. Instead, she looks at Xie Changyuan with a little more admiration.
The two of them didn't take a ride. They walked and chatted along the way, discussing various details of the God-Proclaiming Ceremony operation, and unknowingly they had entered the scope of Beicheng.
The North City is desolate and gloomy, which is very different from the other three cities in the east, west and south. The people living here are poor people, some of whom were originally homeless, but most of them are hawkers and businessmen who have lost their business due to the beef policy.
Although people in this area do not starve to death every day, it is basically not much different. Old, young, women and children are lying and sitting on the streets. They have no means of livelihood and capital. They cannot escape from the cage and have no choice but to wander here.
"All the young and middle-aged people here have run away. Some miss their families and go to sell illegal meat. If they are lucky, they can make a little money, but if they are unlucky, they will be caught. It's a pity that most people go there just to make a living.
Come back." Mother Wang shook her head and sighed.
Mother Wang was dressed neatly, and Xie Changyuan also put on a brand new black and gold outfit. The two of them walking on the street were really incompatible with this scene.
Some beggars sitting on the roadside looked at them with longing, but they did not dare to come forward due to Xie Changyuan's tall figure and fierce expression.
More people are numb, just holding their loved ones around them and not moving.
"Why don't they go out? Even begging for food outside is better than waiting to die here." Xie Changyuan asked puzzled.
Mother Wang shook her head and replied, "Westerners invented a new term called 'influence the city appearance.' In order to maintain the city appearance of the three cities in the east, west, and south, the imperial court has strictly prohibited people who dress indecently from taking to the streets. You have also seen the scene in Bianliang City.
Everyone is well-dressed, and the original poor people have been driven to gather here in Beicheng, all for the purpose of the future God-Proclaiming Ceremony and to give a good impression to those divine envoys from the West."
Is it true that the people in Beicheng are in today's miserable state because of laziness? No, there were women in Beicheng who tried to take over some crafts as female workers, but when they went into the city to deliver goods, they were arrested and paraded through the streets because of their ragged clothes.
After this incident, many people did not dare to go out and could only stay here.
"Absurd." Xie Changyuan sneered.
Silent all the way, Xie Changyuan and Mrs. Wang turned into an alley and arrived in front of a house.
I know Xie Changyuan here. Not long ago, he and Yan Yong bought pig trotters in this alley. At that time, he saw two government officials tearing up the portrait of the door god in front of a house and planning to arrest the man in the house.
At that time, the hostess of the house ran back to the house and gave ten copper coins to the yamen servant. Xie Changyuan did not pay attention to whether he sent the man away in the end.
That family is exactly the one in front of me at this time, that is to say...
Xie Changyuan looked a little strange and immediately knocked on the door.
After a while, the door was opened, and a delicate young woman peeked out from the crack of the door. She was still a little confused when she saw Xie Changyuan. When she turned around and saw Mother Wang, a joyful expression suddenly appeared on her face.
"Mom!" The young woman opened the door happily.
"Dawn." Mother Wang said with a loving look on her face.
Stepping forward, Mrs. Wang took the young woman's hand and touched the back of her hand. She seemed to feel thinner again, and a trace of distress appeared on her face.
When Mother Wang was young, she had an affair with Shangguan Mingxiao's father. It was precisely because of this that Mother Wang used all her connections to save her only daughter when Shangguan's family was in trouble.
Therefore, Wang Susu definitely deserves the title of "little mother".
"Are you Shangguan Mingxiao after Zhonglie?" Xie Changyuan asked.
Shangguan glanced at him in the morning, then bowed and gave him a Wanfu blessing.
"yes."
During the conversation, a young man walked out on crutches. He should be Shangguan Limingxiao's current husband. He was very happy to see Wang Susu. Regardless of his injuries, he quickly welcomed Xie Changyuan into the house and made tea to entertain them.
Seeing the real Shangguan Mingxiao, Xie Changyuan felt relieved, drank a cup of tea, stood up and left.
"You guys chat, I'll go to a place and come back to pick you up in an hour."
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After leaving Shangguan's house, Xie Changyuan headed north and directly came to his eldest sister Guan Suzhi's chain of houses.
Nowadays, Guan Suzhi has started to take action with great enthusiasm, freeing up several large yards to build stoves and forge iron to build troops.
Since we have to do something at the God-Proclaiming Ceremony, we can't do it without weapons. As the underground empress of Bianliang City, Guan Suzhi has hundreds of young and middle-aged thugs under her command. However, there was no such demand in the past, so she did not give them to everyone.
Everyone is equipped with a sword.
Nowadays, iron is almost sold out, all the iron tools in the chain houses are emptied out, and they are thrown into the furnace to make steel, and then made into weapons.
Xie Changyuan and Guan Suzhi came to inspect the stove together. They were quite satisfied when they saw that the minions were busy and sweating profusely and the stove was red.
"There's still half a month before the God-Proclaiming Ceremony. Sister, you have to hurry up and try to get as many people as possible to have a sword." Xie Changyuan gave careful instructions.
Guan Suzhi was ugly and fat. In the past, she would have looked menacing, but when Xie Changyuan was in front of her, she always had a friendly smile on her face.
She patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, brother, my sister must make good arrangements for you. Over there in the backyard, people are already organizing people to weave vine shields. When the time comes, my men will definitely be as good as those of the imperial guards."
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Although Guan Suzhi is a woman, she is more heroic than a man.
Xie Changyuan nodded, suddenly thought of something, and took out a piece of paper from his arms.
"Sister, can you make this thing?"
This is obviously a drawing. There is a large round ball on the paper. There are regular grooves and square protrusions on the surface. The center is empty, as if something needs to be stored inside.
"This is the sky thunder of the Twelve Divine Palaces. In fact, it is also called a cannon. When it is ignited and explodes, there will be no life within a radius of twenty steps." Xie Changyuan explained.
This was given to him by You Shu. As a down payment for their cooperation, Xie Changyuan immediately brought the drawings to Guan Suzhi and asked her to build it.
Guan Suzhi took the drawing, looked at it curiously, and was amazed.
"Is this thing really that powerful?"
Xie Changyuan smiled and said nothing.
But then, Guan Suzhi looked troubled.
Although You Shu solved the problem of saltpeter and gunpowder for him, and it was not difficult to build this shell, the biggest problem now is iron deficiency!
A clever woman cannot make a living without rice. Nowadays, having to supply hundreds of people to make weapons has exhausted all the iron tools in hand. Nowadays, the management of iron tools in the city is strict, and it is very easy for rumors to leak out when purchasing large quantities of pig iron.
Besides, Xie Changyuan wants a hundred iron shells at once, and a single two kilograms is equivalent to two hundred kilograms of iron. Where can he find them now?
Guan Suzhi was in trouble.
Xie Changyuan also fell silent. After thinking for a moment, he seemed to have thought of something, and hurriedly ran to a yard, and then ran back again.
He was carrying a heavy sword in his hand. It was stored here last time. It was made by a blacksmith in Qingshan City. It weighed four hundred kilograms, which was more than enough to forge these iron cases.
Guan Suzhi is also a martial arts practitioner. She picked up the heavy sword and weighed it, as if she thought it was interesting.
She asked again, "It's okay to melt this, but brother, what can you do if you don't have a weapon?"
Xie Changyuan said it was okay. His biggest enemy at the God-Proclaiming Ceremony was the Imperial Master Lu Heng. The last time they fought, his sharp claws could easily tear the epee to pieces. Ordinary iron tools could no longer be used to fight with him. It would be better to melt the modified sword.
Make artillery.
After explaining many matters, Xie Changyuan soon stayed and left the chain courtyard alone.
After he left, Agou came to Guan Suzhi and glanced at the artillery drawings, feeling vaguely concerned.
"With such a powerful weapon being used in Bianliang City, both the imperial guards and ordinary people will suffer. Mr. Xie is going to cause a lot of murder during this trip."
Agou sighed with his hands behind his back.
Guan Suzhi's expression was not good either. Looking at the drawings, she could imagine how Bianliang City would be filled with blood on that day.
Her small eyes were fixed on the direction Xie Changyuan left, with mixed feelings in her heart. The ping-pong sound of the iron behind her made her a little restless, but she couldn't stop it.
"The difference in numbers between the enemy and ourselves is really too big. A few hundred people can't fight against tens of thousands without weapons with huge destructive power. Chang Yuan probably doesn't want to do this, but..."
Guan Suzhi was silent for a moment, and finally sighed quietly.
"One general's success will cause thousands of bones to wither."